Incorporate a Law Firm or Form a Law Firm LLC

As America's leading provider of business entity formation services in all 50 states, incorporate.com invites you to learn how we can help your law firm expand its offering of products and services. Think of us as an extension of your firm. We can help you incorporate or form a Limited Liability Company for your clients in just 10 minutes.

As a one-person law firm, my challenges are time and resources. Can I use incorporate.com to support my practice?

Yes, time and resources challenge small law firms. Small firms are trying to build their practices and accommodate the legal needs of their clients with just one or two attorneys. Our law firm customers look for ways to spend more time researching the law, rather than filing out incorporation paperwork.

Some achieve this goal by hiring a paralegal for their office. However, small law firms often find it cost prohibitive to hire an additional employee and would prefer to outsource specific work to a trusted partner, such as incorporate.com. Lawyers from small law firms turn to us to set up LLCs or form corporations for their clients. We can help your practice grow while saving you time and money.

incorporate.com helps law firms get their clients' businesses started. A company that chooses to incorporate, may choose to consult a law firm. You can leverage our services to expand the start-up services you offer. These services are:

As your trusted partner, incorporate.com assists you in helping your clients manage their businesses. Our dedicated representatives act as your support staff. We can provide registered agent services in all 50 states if you have out-of-state clients. Call us today for these services:

Can incorporate.com help my customers protect their businesses and keep them in good standing?

As your trusted partner, incorporate.com helps you keep your clients' businesses in compliance. Our dedicated representatives can answer any of your questions regarding compliance with state requirements and tax filing deadlines. Best of all, your clients will be able to take advantage of our $75,000 Corporate Compliance Guarantee. Use our services to meet your clients' compliance needs.

Incorporating businesses is not one of my core services. How do I partner with incorporate.com to offer incorporation services to my clients?

By partnering with incorporate.com, you have the opportunity to expand your products and services that your practice offers to your clients. For example–as a law firm–you may be able to help your clients draft an LLC operating agreement. Through your conversations with your clients, you provide them with the information they need to make an informed decision about the formation of a business. From there, incorporate.com can handle the paperwork and filing of the documents with the state. Consider incorporate.com an extension to your firm.

What is the best business entity type for my clients?

Choosing the best entity for your client is typically dependent on the particular circumstances involved, such as the size and nature of the company's business, and number of owners or members and their respective rights and obligations.

Many customers find that an LLC provides them with a simpler and more flexible way to protect their assets from claims that might result from their business or real estate investment.

An LLC may have tax advantages over a corporation. For example, an LLC with one owner may not have to file a separate tax return and its profit or loss can be included in the owner's personal tax return. A corporation must file separate returns.

In the past, my legal practice served as the registered agent for my client's business. This got to be burdensome over time. Does incorporate.com offer to serve as a registered agent on behalf of my clients?

Yes. incorporate.com provides registered agent services in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

If we receive a lawsuit on behalf of a Registered Agent customer, we send a Notice of Service of Process with the legal document that identifies who is suing the customer, in what court, how and when the lawsuit was served, the nature of the case, and how much time the customer has to answer the lawsuit. If the name of the company being served is similar, but not the same as our customer's, we call the customer for guidance on whether to receive or reject the suit.

In some states, annual reports and franchise tax notices are sent to a Registered Agent. If that's the case, we'll forward them to our customers in a timely manner. For an additional fee, we can even arrange an advance payment of your Delaware franchise taxes to help avoid late penalties.

When is the right time in the business formation process for me to advise my clients to incorporate their business?

The timing of when to incorporate or form a limited liability company may be based on a number of factors. We find that many clients choose to incorporate when a tax situation or potential for liability demands them to incorporate or form a limited liability company.

Several clients have inquired about getting an Employer Identification Number (EIN). Can incorporate.com obtain Employer Identification Numbers for my clients?

incorporate.com can secure an EIN number for your clients with a complete package selection or as an individual option for a $75 fee. In order to secure the EIN, we will need information such as the corporation name, state, type of entity, and the purpose of the business. We will prepare the forms, and send them back to you or your client. However, we do require the business owner's signature on the forms before they can be processed. The EIN number will take approximately 3-5 business days to secure, once we have received the completed forms. The EIN number will then be emailed to you or your client.

One of my new clients wants to incorporate or form an LLC out of state. Does incorporate.com incorporate businesses in all fifty states? What if my client is already incorporated in one state but wants to do business in a new state? Can incorporate.com register my client to conduct business in new states?

Yes. Many companies conduct business throughout the U.S. and abroad. A corporation having business locations in multiple states may form a corporation or LLC in a single state, then "qualify to do business" in other states. This means companies must formally register, file annual reports and pay annual fees to obtain authority to conduct business in those states; and benefit from the laws of the state. incorporate.com can assist your client in qualifying a corporation or LLC as well as keeping track of corporate filing requirements in any state.

Additional Resources

As a legal professional, you focus on helping your clients while also making sure your business a success.incorporate.com supports your efforts and offers useful products and services to assist you. From finding necessary permits to getting your Employer Identification Number (EIN), we save you time and allow you to focus on your everyday business tasks.

For a full list of products and services offered by incorporate.com, check out Our Services. We'd like to offer the following services in particular to your law firm: